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    con·so·nance
    [ˈkänsənəns]
    noun
    consonance (noun) · consonances (plural noun)
    1. agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions:
      "consonance between conservation measures and existing agricultural practice"
      • the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity (chiefly as used in prosody):
        "the abrupt quality of the sound is echoed in the final “t” consonance of “discreet” and “shut”"
      • music
        a combination of notes which are in harmony with each other due to the relationship between their frequencies:
        "all music creates tension and release, dissonance and consonance" · "the tendency to place strong consonances in lower parts"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin consonantia, from consonant- ‘sounding together’, from the verb consonare (see consonant).
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    noun
    1. agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions:
      agreement
      concord
      accord
      accordance
      harmony
      unison
      conformity
      compatibility
      congruity
      congruence
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